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Lithium The potential restart of Contemporary Amperex Technology’s huge Jianxiawo lithium mine in China has been a factor behind an almost 30% […]

Blair McBride | September 4, 2026 | 2:02 pm

SW US: Gunnison Copper seeks government cash and partner

Gunnison Copper’s (TSX: GCU; US-OTC: GCUMF) role in helping reduce…

Blair McBride | September 4, 2026 | 12:42 pm

SW US: Energy Fuels pivots to rare earths

Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE-A: UUUU) is increasingly pinning its…

Blair McBride | September 4, 2026 | 12:23 pm

SW US: New US lithium mines are coming

Albemarle’s (NYSE: ALB) Silver Peak mine in Nevada – the…

Frederic Tomesco | September 4, 2026 | 11:18 am

SW US: Capstone devoted to Arizona mine for long haul

Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) is committed to modernizing…

Frederic Tomesco | September 4, 2026 | 8:31 am

Ancient rocks reveal how earth avoided Mars-like fate

Researchers at the University of Rochester published a new study where they suggest that the formation of earth’s solid inner core had […]

Staff Writer | August 2, 2022 | 6:42 am

How a lake and a volcano produced rare mineral on Mars

Planetary scientists from Rice University, NASA’s Johnson Space Center and the California Institute of Technology have figured out how tridymite formed in […]

Staff Writer | July 27, 2022 | 5:05 am

JV Article: ACME Lithium positioned as a potential new source of domestic lithium supply for North American EV markets

These are exciting times for ACME Lithium (TSXV: ACME; US-OTC: ACLHF), says Steve Hanson, its founder, president, and CEO, as the company […]

Northern Miner Staff | July 25, 2022 | 6:45 am

High-performance aluminum alloys can now be produced with little energy

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a new process that cuts in half the energy needed to manufacture high-performance aluminum alloys. […]

Staff Writer | July 25, 2022 | 5:05 am

Fifty-thousand-year-old diamonds may be used to design ultra-hard yet malleable electronics

An international team of scientists discovered that diamonds formed during a high-energy shock wave from an asteroid collision around 50,000 years ago […]

Staff Writer | July 24, 2022 | 8:00 am